About WCSQ
The World Congress for Software Quality is an international conference that brings together software experts, thought leaders, innovative practitioners, and inspiring speakers from industry and academia.
The congress connects the software quality community across sectors, offering a shared forum for advancing practice, research, and standards.
Mission and Scope
WCSQ aims to bring together innovative practitioners and inspiring speakers to exchange ideas on software quality. The congress bridges industry and academia, creating a meeting point where research meets real-world testing and development practice.
Topics span software quality, testing standards, and emerging areas such as the Internet of Things. The 7th edition centered on the theme “Software Quality meets IoT.”
What the Congress Includes
Keynotes
Talks from international thought leaders shaping the software quality field.
Sessions
Intensive sessions exploring current research and applied practice.
Tutorials & Workshops
Practical tutorials and hands-on workshops led by experienced practitioners.
The World Congress for Software Quality is an international gathering designed to connect practitioners, researchers, and thought leaders who share a commitment to advancing the discipline. Across several days of keynotes, panels, and intensive sessions, the congress creates a shared forum where industry experience meets academic insight, encouraging dialogue about the evolving standards that shape how software is built, tested, and maintained in a global marketplace.
At its core, the mission of the congress is to bring together innovative practitioners and inspiring speakers to exchange practical and theoretical ideas on software quality. By bridging the gap between commercial enterprise and scholarly research, the event offers a meeting point where new methodologies, emerging tools, and tested best practices can be examined side by side, helping attendees refine their own approaches to quality assurance.
The scope of the congress extends well beyond traditional testing topics, encompassing discussions on ethics, emerging technologies, and the organisational challenges of embedding quality into every stage of development. Participants benefit from a program that combines presentations, workshops, and panel discussions, allowing for both broad overviews and focused exploration of specific themes that matter to modern software teams working across borders and sectors.
By hosting the congress in a different country for each edition, the organisers emphasise its international character and the richness that diverse perspectives bring to conversations about software quality. Attendees, speakers, and exhibitors from numerous countries contribute to a unique atmosphere of collaboration, where shared expertise and cross-cultural exchange strengthen the community and inspire continued progress in the field.
EXPO
An exhibition floor where sponsors and partners showcase tools and services.
A Community Across Sectors
WCSQ serves software quality professionals, testers, developers, and academic researchers who share an interest in software quality and testing standards. By bringing these groups together, the congress supports dialogue between those who build, test, research, and standardize software.
- Software quality professionals and practitioners
- Testers and developers across industries
- Academic researchers in software engineering
- Standards bodies and certification organizations
Learn More
Explore the archive of previous editions, including the 7th WCSQ held in Lima, Peru, and meet the organizations that hosted and supported the congress.